Which of the following region is more vulnerable to cyclonic storms?
Northern hills of India
Western deserts of India
East coast of India
West coast of India
Which of the following process provides energy required to form and sustain a cyclone?
condensation of water vapour
vaporisation of water
kinetic energy of blowing wind
fast moving sea waves
A violent storm lifts people and cars off the ground and hurls them hundreds of meters away. This storm is likely to be a
thunderstorm
tornado
cyclone
typhoon
Wind is always associated with
kinetic energy
chemical energy
potential energy
gravitational energy
Which of the following can move over the land without coming to an end quickly?
hurricane
A column of rapidly rotating winds having the appearence of a dark, funnel- shaped cloud reaching from the sky to the ground is called
thundercloud
Which of the following is not a correct precaution to be observed so as to protect from lightning during a thunderstorm?
do not sit near a window
do not lie on the ground
do not sit in a car
do not stand under a tall tree
Thunderstorms develop very frequently in areas having
polar climate
typical climate
desert climate
temperate climate
High speed winds are accompanied by
low air pressure
high air pressure
zero air pressure
moderate aire pressure
Which of the following is not the name of a huge revolving storm caused by very high speed widns blowing around a central area of very low pressure?
